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with respect to india -- we have given a full embrace of india's rise. the president went to india on a three-day trip. he stood beneath the picture of mahatma gandhi and called for in the opposing membership of a reform security council. it is a full embrace of india's rise as a partner. as to of the most important marcy's in the world, it is a -- marcy's in the world, it is an important strategic for us as well. >> david. on the right. >> thank you. a few years ago a presidential visit took -- two former would have been on unmatchable. you have not said much about the other country with whom in asia and this would be hard to imagine, which is north korea. could you tell us what you think the lessons are and the ways the relationship with burma developed that the north korean leadership may absorb? since there has been less discussion of engagement with north korea then there has been with iran and so forth, what kind of specific steps you will need to see from north korea, especially given recent evidence that their shipments to syria and elsewhere? >>
with respect to india -- we have given a full embrace of india's rise. the president went to india on a three-day trip. he stood beneath the picture of mahatma gandhi and called for in the opposing membership of a reform security council. it is a full embrace of india's rise as a partner. as to of the most important marcy's in the world, it is a -- marcy's in the world, it is an important strategic for us as well. >> david. on the right. >> thank you. a few years ago a presidential...
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with respect to india -- we have given a full embrace of india's rise. the president went to india on a three-day trip. he stood beneath the picture of mahatma gandhi and called for india's membership of a reform security council. it is a full embrace of india's rise as a partner. as two of the most important marcy's in the world, it is an important strategic thrust for us as well. >> one more. david. >> thank you. a few years ago a presidential visit to burma like this would have unimaginable given the relationship with the regime. you have not said much about the other country in asia with whom this would be hard to imagine, which is north korea. could you tell us what you think the lessons are and the way the relationship with burma developed that the north korean leadership may absorb? since there has been less discussion of engagement with north korea then there has been with iran and so forth, what kind of specific steps you will need to see from north korea, especially given recent evidence that their shipments to syria and elsewhere continue. >>
with respect to india -- we have given a full embrace of india's rise. the president went to india on a three-day trip. he stood beneath the picture of mahatma gandhi and called for india's membership of a reform security council. it is a full embrace of india's rise as a partner. as two of the most important marcy's in the world, it is an important strategic thrust for us as well. >> one more. david. >> thank you. a few years ago a presidential visit to burma like this would have...
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india is important in 1947 because india is the oldest nation of the post-colonial world. the indian constitution creates an ideological template for democracy. with the emergence of india, china had a different template. very interesting, we see these comparisons, two parties, congress and the chinese communist party, became the dominant force in the post independents space. both had to be discriminated because both came from economically driven needs. the chinese offered autocratic left. but had karimov -- charismatic leaders. long story short,ke i i'm waiting for the short part. >> just a little bit longer. both had charismatic leaders, but i [indiscernible] but realistic economic policies that have been following were not working. in one case, you had soft reform of the 1990's and in china's case, from hard left the hard reform. >> right. >> the corruption is causing some much turbulence in nations has actually emerge from economic reform. because an economic reform, a handful of people, politicians and bureaucrats, discovered the decisions made by them were creating b
india is important in 1947 because india is the oldest nation of the post-colonial world. the indian constitution creates an ideological template for democracy. with the emergence of india, china had a different template. very interesting, we see these comparisons, two parties, congress and the chinese communist party, became the dominant force in the post independents space. both had to be discriminated because both came from economically driven needs. the chinese offered autocratic left. but...
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[applause] >> thele average new facebook use ser in indonesia, india or brazil right now. they're using a mobile phone primarily to access it because they haven't had an access to a broadband p.c. or laptop. there isn't an infrastructure of media that you have in the u.s. so a lot of americans will meet me and say facebook is combreat for gossiping and see what my friends are eating for lunch. but if you were to talk to somebody in the middle east you'd hear a different story which is that facebook was providing access to news to people that had unique access to information that they weren't able to get it otherwise and you get a much more sort of meaty story about what facebook means to them. >> more from facebook engineer chris cox with an insider's view of the company, thanksgiving day on c-span. at 12:00 chief justice john roberts and at 10:ooh, we pay tribute to neil armstrong just before 11:00. >> live coverage here tomorrow on c-span. we'll look at immigration policy at the american enterprise institute. speakers include richard lamb of the sournl baptist convention
[applause] >> thele average new facebook use ser in indonesia, india or brazil right now. they're using a mobile phone primarily to access it because they haven't had an access to a broadband p.c. or laptop. there isn't an infrastructure of media that you have in the u.s. so a lot of americans will meet me and say facebook is combreat for gossiping and see what my friends are eating for lunch. but if you were to talk to somebody in the middle east you'd hear a different story which is...
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i expect that india will become a more active player in the region. >> dr. kissinger, earlier we were talking about a new country on the american foreign policy agenda. president obama is going there. something is happening. does it matter, is it important, how does it matter? >> burma has a very large population of resources being run by a military government. it is between india, china, and itself. it plays an important strategic role. china has been playing a considerable as it has not dealt with me and mark. the evolution in the last year or two has made it more of a prophetic state. it is a positive strategic development. at the same time, however, we have to keep in mind the impact of the various regional groups in myanmar, from india and other countries, and also internally. it was born against over enthusiasm i am trying to cushion to rapidly. that is where we stop these from being preeminent and the 10th than as part of the belts in china. it sustains itself through economic and social reforms if you can say that you're doing well, that is a pretty
i expect that india will become a more active player in the region. >> dr. kissinger, earlier we were talking about a new country on the american foreign policy agenda. president obama is going there. something is happening. does it matter, is it important, how does it matter? >> burma has a very large population of resources being run by a military government. it is between india, china, and itself. it plays an important strategic role. china has been playing a considerable as it...
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indonesia, india, brazil, turkey, south africa, but at the same time, we also hear the statements made that as they get involved and should step up to the plate in helping to nurture democracy come to protest human rights, but that they also have to make sure there roadhouses in order. what are your thoughts on that? >> certainly, more nations now have their role to play. definitely, in our case, we're trying to play a role based on our experience. as you might know, our country just 10, 20 years ago was always mentioned with drug trafficking and corruption and. that was the case. a more important message to leave before this panel is democracy is very important. it is important when the people really want to see their relations. with what happened in colombia, in our case, very strong, important leadership for municipal leaders and, at the same time, and national will to find a role has been critical. after that, then you find international support and cooperation. in the case of colombia, it is an interesting case of how to get international support but falling behind the national le
indonesia, india, brazil, turkey, south africa, but at the same time, we also hear the statements made that as they get involved and should step up to the plate in helping to nurture democracy come to protest human rights, but that they also have to make sure there roadhouses in order. what are your thoughts on that? >> certainly, more nations now have their role to play. definitely, in our case, we're trying to play a role based on our experience. as you might know, our country just 10,...
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. -- also india. the things that the rest of the world likes about america are movies, tv, science, technology. they're not keen on democracy as america preaches it. heading into another four years of the obama administration, where are we, and why are we here, and how do we get somewhere else? what went wrong, what is going right, and what to do about it going forward? >> first of all, i do not think that favorability ratings and the pew surveys of evidence of whether we're doing something wrong or right. i think it is a huge mistake for anybody who practices public diplomacy to think that his or her job is to win a popularity contest. well i guess maybe some of us who were in the bush administration can take a certain pleasure in effect in 2008, the favorability ratings for the united states were higher in four out of the five surveyed arab countries -- i am not even going to bring that up. [laughter] and it is a big mistake. in my view, and what i tried to do during my short tenure as undersecretar
. -- also india. the things that the rest of the world likes about america are movies, tv, science, technology. they're not keen on democracy as america preaches it. heading into another four years of the obama administration, where are we, and why are we here, and how do we get somewhere else? what went wrong, what is going right, and what to do about it going forward? >> first of all, i do not think that favorability ratings and the pew surveys of evidence of whether we're doing...
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we also integrated regional security architecture and brought in china, india, and russia. the foreign minister and the secretary of state would have to go t. pepco and three times agreed. -- a year. we got off to a good start, but i can only say be partially succeeded in elevating the importance of a shared -- asia. is not as crystal clear as it is today. part because the secretary in the present kept getting dragged back into other issues. the president thought asia was in port. he was an economic animal and realize the importance of trade, but the first couple years of his administration clinton focused on the domestic economy, which is the most important thing you can do for your foreign policy, and above all, today. christopher spent a lot of time in asia to the region, but he would also get subsumed in the bosnia crisis and the middle east, and so although we raised the profile, i do not think we were able to succeed as kurt campbell has succeeded. i will make one final comment in briefed on the china rollercoaster, because we all have this experience. it affected me
we also integrated regional security architecture and brought in china, india, and russia. the foreign minister and the secretary of state would have to go t. pepco and three times agreed. -- a year. we got off to a good start, but i can only say be partially succeeded in elevating the importance of a shared -- asia. is not as crystal clear as it is today. part because the secretary in the present kept getting dragged back into other issues. the president thought asia was in port. he was an...
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we need to successfully manage our relationship with emerging powers like china and india. navigating the u.s.-china relationship is uniquely important, but also uniquely challenging. as i have said on many occasions, and as i have heard chinese leaders " my words back to me, we are trying to write a new answer to the old question of what happens when a established hour and a rising power meet. no one should have any illusions that this will be smooth or easy, but there is reason to hope that over the coming years we can in fact chart a path that avoids conflict and builds on the areas where our interests aligned. consider what happened last may. beijing for dowthan in the fourth round of the strategic dialogue with a jam packed agenda that included everything from the south china sea to intellectual property rights to north korea provocations. but the world paz attention was focused instead on the fate of a blind human rights dissident who had sought refuge in our american embassy. suddenly, an already delicate trip had become an outsized test of the u.s.-china relationshi
we need to successfully manage our relationship with emerging powers like china and india. navigating the u.s.-china relationship is uniquely important, but also uniquely challenging. as i have said on many occasions, and as i have heard chinese leaders " my words back to me, we are trying to write a new answer to the old question of what happens when a established hour and a rising power meet. no one should have any illusions that this will be smooth or easy, but there is reason to hope...
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emissions trading scheme in new delhi, india. the last year there have been several other multinational meetings of countries who oppose the scheme, including meetings that took place in russia and the united states. the bill before us directs the secretary of transportation to prohibit u.s. aircraft operators from participating in this illegal scheme. the bill also directs appropriate u.s. government officials to negotiate a worldwide approach to address aircraft emissions and to take appropriate actions to hold u.s. civil operators harmless from the e.u. emissions trading scheme. the e.u. needs to slow down, carefully weigh its decision to include international civil aviation in its emissions trading scheme. a better approach would be to work with the international civil aviation community through the u.n. international civil aviation organization to establish consensus-driven initiatives to reduce airline emissions. i'm pleased to see movement on the part of the e.u. to work with international community at i.k.o. to seek a glo
emissions trading scheme in new delhi, india. the last year there have been several other multinational meetings of countries who oppose the scheme, including meetings that took place in russia and the united states. the bill before us directs the secretary of transportation to prohibit u.s. aircraft operators from participating in this illegal scheme. the bill also directs appropriate u.s. government officials to negotiate a worldwide approach to address aircraft emissions and to take...
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it was not china, it would be india and countries in africa. it already is making products that are either american in concept or are just completely international products. host: scott, let me add this to the mix -- the reporter notes that this will presumably not be much appreciated by beijing. guest: burma is a place that china perceives as in its sphere of influence. particularly as a place to get the resources it needs. timber along the borders, oil. there has been a backlash inside burma which is why we saw political reform their last year which is the reason the president is going, against china. in the way it treats burma as basically its backyard forest to cut down. back to the caller's point, every product that he described there would be a lot more expensive if not for china. he touches on some very important which was the implications of what nafta meant and what globalization more broadly means when it not well articulated by president clinton or subsequent presidents. president bush wanted a hemisphere-wide free trade summit. it i
it was not china, it would be india and countries in africa. it already is making products that are either american in concept or are just completely international products. host: scott, let me add this to the mix -- the reporter notes that this will presumably not be much appreciated by beijing. guest: burma is a place that china perceives as in its sphere of influence. particularly as a place to get the resources it needs. timber along the borders, oil. there has been a backlash inside burma...
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it was not china, it would be india and countries in africa. it already is making products that are either american in concept or are just completely international products. host: scott, let me add this to the mix -- the reporter notes that this will presumably not be much appreciated by beijing. guest: burma is a place that china perceives as in its sphere of influence. particularly as a place to get the resources it needs. timber along the borders, oil. there has been a backlash inside burma which is why we saw political reform their last year which is the reason the president is going, against china. in the way it treats burma as it basically its backyard forest to cut down. point, the caller's every product that he described there would be a lot more expensive if not for china. he touches on some very important which was the implications of what nafta meant and what globalization more broadly means when it not well articulated by president clinton or subsequent presidents. president bush wanted a hemisphere-wide free trade summit. it is ver
it was not china, it would be india and countries in africa. it already is making products that are either american in concept or are just completely international products. host: scott, let me add this to the mix -- the reporter notes that this will presumably not be much appreciated by beijing. guest: burma is a place that china perceives as in its sphere of influence. particularly as a place to get the resources it needs. timber along the borders, oil. there has been a backlash inside burma...